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Finished gem topaz crystal with a slight bluish colour.
It was harvested on the Jos plateau, located in the Plateau State of Nigeria.
Its dimensions are: 2.6 x 1.7 x 1.4 cm (maximum width).
The weight of this specimen is 13 grams.
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Octahedral crystals of gersdorffite on raw gersdorffite, with minor presence of green annabergite.
This specimen was discovered in Bou Azzer, in the Ouarzazate region of Morocco.
This sample displays dimensions of 4.6 x 2.9 x 2.1 cm.
The weight of this piece is 48 grams.
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Hyalite opal completely covering a gangue of andesite.
This piece is reactive to UV, yellow under long UV and green under short UV.
It comes from the Kopasz Hill quarry, a site located in Tarcal, Hungary.
Its size is 9.1 x 5.6 x 3 cm.
The weight of this sample is 141 grams.

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Geode piece featuring cubic crystals of galena on a bed of dolomite beige, lightly dusted with chalcopyrite.
This mineral comes from the Joplin mine, located in the Missouri region of the United States.
This piece has dimensions of 5.6 x 5.5 x 2.7 cm.
The weight of this sample is 123 grams.
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Nice blue color for this botryoidal hemimorphite contained in a geode.
This sample comes from the Mfouati mine, located in the Bouenza region, in Republic of Congo.
It measures 6.5 x 4.1 x 3.3 cm.
The weight of this specimen is 100 grams.

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Gypsum of good quality for the deposit, with transparent crystals on white marble.
This specimen originates from Fuentes de Ebro, located in the region of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain.
It measures 8 x 7.5 x 7.1 cm.
The weight of this piece is 490 grams.

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Pretty little fluorite with soft colors ranging from green to purple.
This specimen originates from the Pasta Bueno region in Peru.
Its dimensions are 4.6 x 3.5 x 2.7 cm.
The weight of this sample is 39 grams.
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Pretty plate of fluorite blue, with a colorless heart and well-marked ghosts on the edges of the cubes. It is crystallized on both sides.
This piece originates from the Balochistan region located in Pakistan.
This sample displays dimensions of 14.4 x 7.4 x 1.8 cm.
The weight of this mineral is 331 grams.

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Sample of galena typical of the deposit, with some traces of secondary lead minerals (cerussite, pyromorphite...)
This sample comes from the L'Argentolle mine, located in Saint-Prix, Saône-et-Loire, France.
Its dimensions are 7.1 x 38 x 4.1 cm.
The weight of this mineral is 337 grams.

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Sample of fluorite floating, blue, with a typical melted aspect of this deposit.
This piece comes from Boltry Quarry, located in the Seilles region, Wallonia, Belgium.
Its dimensions are 5.7 x 4.7 x 2.4 cm.
The weight of this mineral is 90 grams.

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Agglomerate of diopside green and andradite garnet.
This sample measures 5.5 cm long by 4.7 cm high and 3.7 cm at its thickest.
It comes from Madagascar.
Its weight is 103 grams.

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Small sample of fluorite Mexican, with purple cubes with a more pronounced color on the edges.
It comes from the Municipality of Múzquiz, region of Coahuila.
This piece measures 5.2 cm long by 3.7 cm high and 3 cm thick.
Its weight is 58 grams.
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Set of cubes of fluorite from the Chavaniac-Lafayette mine, Haute-Loire, France.
I couldn't get the true color in photo/video. This fluorite is blue (close to "water blue") and not purple!
It measures 6.5 cm wide by 6.1cm high and 3.6 cm at its thickest.
Its weight is 217 grams.
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Partial crystal of fluorite from Valzergues, with a yellow heart and blue periphery.
These colors are typical of the mine located in Aveyron, France.
This crystal measures 3.9 cm long (main edge) by 3.3 cm wide and 3.3 cm thick.
Its weight is 78 grams.
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Agglomerate of diopside green and andradite garnet.
This specimen measures 5.5 cm long, 3.7 cm high and 3.4 cm at its thickest.
It comes from Madagascar.
Its weight is 88 grams.

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Amazing limonite structure carrying sheaves of crystals ofhemimorphite brilliant whose biggest pompom measures 4.7 cm.
This mineral comes from the Ojuela mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico.
It measures 9.5 cm at the highest for 7.4 cm wide and 4.6 cm thick.
Its weight is 337 grams.

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Fluorite green yellow with a main cube of 4.5 cm.
Piece from Jorf, Circle of Arfoud, Province of Errachidia, Draa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco.
It measures 7.9 cm long by 6.2 cm wide and 3.7 cm thick.
Its weight is 215 grams.

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Interesting topaz found in river, polished by water on the edge, cleaved on the front and back. It shows a bluish tint with a more colored heart.
This sample comes from the Jos plateau, Plateau State, Nigeria.
It measures 6.2 cm long by 4.4 cm wide and 2.1 cm at its thickest.
Its weight is 124 grams.

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Piece covered with a crystallization of cerussite shiny on a massive galena gangue.
It comes from the Mibladen mines in Morocco.
Specimen measuring 8.8 cm wide by 5.8 cm high and 2.1 cm thick.
It weighs 208 grams.

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Association of crystals ofhematite, pyrite and quartz.
This specimen comes from the island of Elba, Tuscany, Italy.
It measures 10.3 cm long by 5.5 cm high and 4.8 cm thick.
Its weight is 309 grams.
Note some cracks but the piece is solid.

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Sample from the renowned Trepca mining complex, Kosovo.
It presents quartz crystals and octahedral galena crystals.
Piece from a old collection in very good condition.
It measures 14 cm long by 7.5 cm wide and 4 cm at its thickest.
Its weight is 471 grams.

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Agglomerate of diopside green and garnet andradite.
This specimen measures 6.4 cm long, 4.3 cm high and 2.7 cm at its thickest.
It comes from Madagascar.
Its weight is 97 grams.

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Agglomerate of diopside green and andradite garnet.
This specimen measures 5.1 cm long, 3.8 cm high and 3.4 cm at its thickest.
It comes from Madagascar.
Its weight is 114 grams.

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Interesting small twin of Peruvian galena.
This specimen measures 2.2 cm long, 1.1 cm high and 1.3 cm at its thickest.
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Sample of fluorite from Balochistan, Pakistan.
The crystals are cubic and partially covered with white calcite.
This piece measures 13 cm long by 6 cm wide and 3 cm thick.
It weighs 383 grams.

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Sample of fossil wood cut and polished.
It comes from the Morvan massif, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.
This sample measures 7.5 cm long by 5.8 cm wide and 4 cm at its thickest.
Its weight is 219 grams.

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Terminated crystals ofamethyst light colored, with transparent tips.
This piece comes from the Las Vigas area, State of Vera Cruz, in Mexico.
It measures 7.3 cm high by 7 cm wide and 3.4 cm at its thickest.
Its weight is 102 grams.

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Interesting fluorite natural from China.
Piece that shows in the light a formation of cubic crystals well drawn, blue-green in color.
This mineral measures 8.7 cm in length by 6.8 cm in width and 2.3 cm in thickness.
Its weight is 200 grams.

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Raw sample with bright colors oforpiment yellow and red realgar.
This piece comes from the Getchell mine, Adam Peak, Nevada, United States.
It measures 8.1 cm long by 7.7 cm wide and 4.8 cm at its thickest.
Its weight is 378 grams.

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Classic sample ofepidote and albite on matrix.
This piece comes from Saint-Véran, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
It measures 8.1 cm long by 6.5 cm wide and 3.3 cm thick.
Its weight is 243 grams.

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